U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 70.
U.S. Highway 70 marker
U.S. Highway 70
Map
US 70 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length287.2 mi[1][2][3][4] (462.2 km)
Existed1926 (1926)[5]–present
Major junctions
West end US 70 at the Oklahoma state line near De Queen
Major intersections
East end I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 78 / US 79 / SR 1 at the Tennessee state line at Memphis, TN
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesSevier, Howard, Pike, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Garland, Saline, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, Monroe, St. Francis, Crittenden
Highway system
← AR 69→ US 71

U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) runs east–west through across the heart of Arkansas for 287.2 miles (462.2 km). US 70 enters the state from Oklahoma west of De Queen, and exits to Tennessee at Memphis, running concurrently with Interstate 55 (I-55), US 61, US 64, US 78, and US 79. The highway passes through the major cities of Hot Springs, Little Rock, North Little Rock, and West Memphis.

Between Oklahoma and Hot Springs National Park, US 70 is largely rural and two-lane. The route bypasses much of the city to the south and then serves as the arterial road between Hot Springs National Park and Little Rock. The highway runs concurrently with I-30 between a place north of Haskell to southwestern Little Rock, where it splits to traverse through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. Between North Little Rock and its merge into I-55 at West Memphis, the route is principally two-lane and has been supplanted by I-40, which always runs within a few miles of the highway.

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  5. ^ Babyak, Joe; et al. (January 22, 2020). "End of US highway 70". USEnds.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.[self-published source]